{"biography":"Victoria \"Vickie\" Burgess Sawyer is the incumbent Republican state senator for North Carolina\u2019s 37th Senate district, which includes Iredell and Mecklenburg counties, and she is on the ballot for re\u2011election in the November\u202f3,\u202f2026 general election [2][8].\n\nSawyer earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in special education and teaching from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1997, graduating from Parkland High School in Winston\u2011Salem beforehand [2][9]. She and her husband, Brett, have owned and operated Sawyer Insurance & Financial Services in Mooresville since 2002, where she works as a licensed insurance agent [2][9].\n\nHer political career began with local party work, serving as treasurer of the Iredell County Republican Party and as a member of the Iredell County Planning Board. She also sits on the board of trustees for Rocky Mount United Methodist Church and is a board member of the Crosby Scholars of Iredell County, reflecting deep community involvement [2][9].\n\nSawyer was first appointed to the North Carolina Senate in August\u202f2018 to fill the vacancy in District\u202f44, served there until January\u202f2019, and later was appointed to represent District\u202f34 before being elected to the newly drawn District\u202f37, where she has served since 2023 [8][9]. In the Senate she has held several leadership positions, most notably chair of the Senate Transportation Committee and co\u2011chair of the Senate Transportation Appropriations Committee, and she serves on the Finance, Commerce & Insurance, Rules and Operations, and Appropriations/Base Budget committees [2][8]. She is also active in a range of joint caucuses and task forces, including the Joint Women\u2019s Caucus (co\u2011chair) and the Republican Women\u2019s Caucus (chair) [8].\n\nSawyer\u2019s legislative focus includes transportation infrastructure, insurance regulation, and fiscal policy, as reflected in her committee assignments and sponsored bills. She has been recognized within the National Council of Insurance Legislators, serving as chair of its Special Committee on Natural Disaster Recovery and as vice\u2011chair of the Property\u2011Casualty Insurance Committee [8].\n\nPersonal details: Sawyer is married to Brett, and they have two daughters, Sydney and Braedy. She remains a resident of Mooresville, North Carolina [9][8].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Victoria Sawyer - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Victoria_Sawyer)\n- [2] [Vickie Sawyer - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Vickie_Sawyer)\n- [4] [Senator Vickie Sawyer - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/s/405)\n- [8] [Vickie Sawyer - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickie_Sawyer)\n- [9] [Vote Smart | Facts For All](https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/178345/vickie-sawyer)\n- [16] [Victoria Sawyer - North Carolina Payee - Transparency USA](https://www.transparencyusa.org/nc/payee/1028480/)\n- [17] [Victoria Sawyer 34 - State Senate - Incumbent - OpenCampaign Politician Profile - All politics is local!](https://www.opencampaign.com/politicians-in-united-states/162548/victoria-sawyer)\n- [20] [Vickie Sawyer - North Carolina Candidate - Transparency USA](https://www.transparencyusa.org/nc/candidate/vickie-sawyer)","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_037","county":"alexander","county_count":10,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc State Senate District 37"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Victoria","fullname":"Victoria Burgess Sawyer","lastname":"Sawyer","middlename":"Burgess","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_037","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 37","county":"alexander","county_count":10,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_senate_037","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 37","county":"alexander","county_count":10,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Republican NC State Senator Vickie Sawyer is running for re\u2011election to the 37th district in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"7933460bb92f7361"}